Ring Out

Very interesting song. It seems as though the first part until the "And Jaycee's up for another bout, and I am ringing him out." is about churches or religion in general. It talks about a sermon, a "tough guy" is giving the sermon and he can see past the words and all he sees is lies as though he knows already what they are saying is not true. The second verse talks on how the guy apologizes to him and he tells him he isn't the one who they should say this to ("Go shine this mother fucking light on all the people who can hear.") but to all those that are "worried, sinned and lacking sight".

This is tougher than I thought, Holding all the things I've bought, And Jaycee's up for another bout, and I am ringing him out.

In this third line, he talks about how hard he it is to hold it in. Maybe the "all the things I've bought" is the idea of the religion that he once believed. That at some way he still wants to believe or wants to fake that he still believes because of someone. I see the last verse as him saying J.C., as in Jesus Christ, and Justin is calling him out.

Some thing's got me on the corner, and I am whimpering, Somewhere deep inside the coat, I am weathering, Wishing somehow you were near, 'cause I am withering alone.

Here he is still fighting within himself on the idea of religion. He wants to hang his hope with something, he feels alone and doomed.

You arrived and ordered stout, I stared in wordlessness I just kept noticing your mouth, and how your face just fit Into every aching void, in what I've always missed some way.

Now, this is where I think the song turns. He starts talking about someone, most possibly a girl and maybe the same girl who he wants to believe religion for. The "stout" he refers to is probably the drink.

This is tougher than I thought, Holding you the grace I've caught, 'Cause you're made of everything I want, and I am wringing you out.

This is where I seriously think my theory gets its proof. It is tough for him because he doesn't believe in religion but she does and she is one of the most gorgeous thing he ever had. He doesn't want to let her go, and so he would hold on to her for as much as he could. Giving up on his beliefs for her.

The rest of the song is just him wanting her and holding on to her. This song reminds me of Edge of Desire by John Mayer in that the singer would give up everything they believe in for that someone. Maybe someone has a better explanation on the line "ringing you out" but all of this is just my explanation.